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Robert Dominguez, P
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There's no change here, as Dominguez did not come to the States for instructs: Dominguez was a known and not all that highly-regarded pitching prospect at the beginning of 2019. He was a 17-year-old Venezuelan righty with some effort who sat 90-93, which is typically a $10,000 to $25,000 bonus pitcher. Then he was 94-97 at an event in the summer, which caused teams to reconsider him, though some clubs wanted to see it another time or two to make sure it wasn't an anomaly. The Mets moved quickly, but Dominguez's bonus, which I was told was $95,000, reflected that level of uncertainty. Between when Dominguez was waiting for his contract to be approved and the end of Dominican instructs, he continued to sit in the mid-90s and hit 99, flashing a plus breaking ball at times. A scout who saw him during that period indicated he would "blow the doors off" of the GCL this time next summer. He's only thrown a handful of times since the velo spike and not even all of the Mets upper level decision makers have seen him yet, but the talent level is on par with a compensation or second-round pick. There's just significantly more uncertainty and less track record than even later-developing players taken in that range, like Josh Wolf. (At-home dev)